I must admit defeat. Evilbastard won and is clearly the better player. I joined on turn 10 with a 30k dev cap, all primitive lands, and 2 ai attacking me. His 60k adv cap, 4 dev lands, and no enemies on his borders would be no match.... He proved me wrong through superior skill.

This time I started turn 10 again... but further from his cap. He held the lead through turn 35 but then he floundered. He stopped taking lands and built keeps on his borders like a true turtle. My exponential growth killed him in just a few years when he raised the white flag. Score: 1250 - 850